diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 3fc7bde699ba..ae90d4f12b70 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -3106,7 +3106,7 @@ static int e1000_maybe_stop_tx(struct net_device *netdev,
 	return __e1000_maybe_stop_tx(netdev, size);
 }
 
-#define TXD_USE_COUNT(S, X) (((S) >> (X)) + 1)
+#define TXD_USE_COUNT(S, X) (((S) + ((1 << (X)) - 1)) >> (X))
 static netdev_tx_t e1000_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				    struct net_device *netdev)
 {
@@ -3256,12 +3256,29 @@ static netdev_tx_t e1000_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     nr_frags, mss);
 
 	if (count) {
+		/* The descriptors needed is higher than other Intel drivers
+		 * due to a number of workarounds.  The breakdown is below:
+		 * Data descriptors: MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1
+		 * Context Descriptor: 1
+		 * Keep head from touching tail: 2
+		 * Workarounds: 3
+		 */
+		int desc_needed = MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 7;
+
 		netdev_sent_queue(netdev, skb->len);
 		skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
 
 		e1000_tx_queue(adapter, tx_ring, tx_flags, count);
+
+		/* 82544 potentially requires twice as many data descriptors
+		 * in order to guarantee buffers don't end on evenly-aligned
+		 * dwords
+		 */
+		if (adapter->pcix_82544)
+			desc_needed += MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1;
+
 		/* Make sure there is space in the ring for the next send. */
-		e1000_maybe_stop_tx(netdev, tx_ring, MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2);
+		e1000_maybe_stop_tx(netdev, tx_ring, desc_needed);
 
 		if (!skb->xmit_more ||
 		    netif_xmit_stopped(netdev_get_tx_queue(netdev, 0))) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 67006431726a..344912957cab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -8559,6 +8559,7 @@ static int i40e_sw_init(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 			     I40E_FLAG_OUTER_UDP_CSUM_CAPABLE |
 			     I40E_FLAG_WB_ON_ITR_CAPABLE |
 			     I40E_FLAG_MULTIPLE_TCP_UDP_RSS_PCTYPE |
+			     I40E_FLAG_NO_PCI_LINK_CHECK |
 			     I40E_FLAG_100M_SGMII_CAPABLE |
 			     I40E_FLAG_USE_SET_LLDP_MIB |
 			     I40E_FLAG_GENEVE_OFFLOAD_CAPABLE;